License-number illuminator.



D. GENTILE.

LICENSE NUMBER ILLUMINATOR.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 2, 1913 Patented July M, 19%

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DOMENIGK GENTILE, or JERSEY CITY HEIGHTS, Nnw JnRsnY.

' LICENSE-NUMBER ILIEUMIBl'hTQB.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 14, 191a.

Application filed April 2, 1913; serialno. 758,352.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, DoMnNIoK GENTILE, a citizen of the United States,residing at Jersey City Hei hts, in the county of Hud-. son, State of ewJersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements ;inLicense-Number Illuminators; and I do hereby declare the followingto 'bea full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as'willenable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and usethe same.

This invention relates to devices for hold= ing and; illuminating thelicense numbers of automobiles.

The vobject of the invention resides in the provision of a device of thecharacter named which will be simple in construction, easily devicedisclosing associated with an automobile and which may be manufacturedat a comparatively small cost.

With the above and other objects in view the invention consists in thedetails of construction and in the arrangement and combination of partsto be hereinafter more fully described and particularly pointed out in te appended claim. I

In describing the invention in detail reference will be had to theaccompanying drawings wherein like characters of reference denotecorresponding parts in the several views, and in which- Figure 1 is aside elevation of the device, same being shown attached to an automobileframe; Fig. 2, a front elevation of the the number plate; Fig. 3, 2;Fig. ig. 2,- and of the a section on the line 3-3 of Fi 4, a section onthe line 1-4 of Fi 5, a detail perspectiveview- 100 ing plate of thedevice detached.

Referrin to the drawings. 10 indicates a part of t e automobile frame towhich is secured a bracket including diverging arms 11 and 12 the freeends of which terminate respectively in upturned ortions 13. j Thedevice proper inc udes a casing A having an open front on The horizontaledges of the wallof the casing A termmate at the open end of said casingin portions. 16 and 17 having U-sha'ped cross sections, while one of thevertical edges of said wall terminates in a portion 18- of ll-shapedcross section, said portions 16, l! and 18 forming grooves for thereception of a numby means of a securing plate 21. This ber plate 19andza color plate -20 which is disposed at ,the rear of the number plate19. The ends of the portions 16 and 1.7 remote from the ,portions ,18are beveled for a purpose that will presentlfy appear. The numbersontheplate'll) are, ormed by cutting openings in the plate of the shapeof the desired numbers. The number plate 19 and the color plate 20 areheld in position across the open end of the casin A pdate liesagainst/one end 0 the casing A and conforms to the shape of the latter.The plate 21.is provided with an opening 22 through which extends ascrew 23 mounted in one end of the wall of the casing A. Threaded on thescrew '23 is a wing nut 24 which maybe operated to ositively securethe'plate 21 to the/casing X as will be obvious; The end of the plate 21adjacent the open end of the casing Aterminates in a portion tion andwhich receives the adjacent end of the number plate 19 and the color.plate 20 and in this manner secures said number plate and color plateagainst disengagement from their positions across the open end of thecasing A. The ends of the portion 25 are beveled so as to properly matewith the beveled ends of the portions 16 and 17 when the plate 21 is inassembled osition. Disposed within the casing A is a amp 26 which whenlightedv will outline the numbers cut from the plate 19' in the color ofthe plate 20. Mounted upon the rear of the casin A are spaced rackets 27and 28 provi ed respectively with openings 29 through which are engagedthe upturned ends 13 of the supporting bracket and whereby thecasing A18 properly supported in position with respect to the automobile.

It will be noted that when a red color 25 having a U-shaped crosssecplate 20 is employed the use of a rear light can be easily removedand the number plate indicating the license in another Statesubstitu'ted without disturbing any of the re maining parts of thedevice, it. being only other license.

necessary to remove the plate 21 to permit" the substitution of a plateindicating an- What I claim is A license number illuminator and holdercomprising a casing having an open side, the horizontal edge portionsand one vertical edge portion of the casing having a U- shaped crosssection to form grooves, a light-pervious numbered plate and a colorplate disposed at the rear of the number plate both removably receivedin said grooves, the ends of the horizontal edge portions adjacent theother vertical edge of the casin'g'being beveled, a locking membercomprising 'a plate detachably fitted against the end of the casingadjacent said beveled ends of the horizontal edge por [-tions,ga screwmounted in saidnd of the casing and extending through an opening in theplate, a nut on said screw for binding the 'lateto the'casing,itheend ofsaid plate ad acent the open end of said casing having a U-shaped crosssection to form a groove for receiving corresponding ends of the numberplate and color plate, the terminals of said end of the locking memher,being beveled to mate with thebeveled ends of the horizontal edgeportions of the casing, and a lamp in said casing. In testimony whereof,Iafiixmy signature, in the presence of two witnesses. v

7 DOMENICK GENTILE. Witnesses:

WILLIAM SMITH, JOHN HEFLICH', Jr.

